Opportunity Information: Apply for AH SP1 17 001
The FY17 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Support for Expectant and Parenting Teens, Women, Fathers, and Their Families is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, administered through the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH). It was released on December 21, 2016, under Funding Opportunity Number AH-SP1-17-001 (CFDA 93.500), with an application closing date of March 24, 2017. The program is designed to fund states and federally recognized tribal governments to strengthen and coordinate services for people who are pregnant or parenting at young ages, with the larger goal of improving not just health outcomes but also the education, economic stability, and long-term life chances that strongly influence health.
At its core, this funding opportunity focuses on building a seamless, community- and system-level network of supports for the “expectant and parenting population,” defined broadly to include expectant and parenting teens, women, fathers, and their families. The language is intentionally inclusive: “expectant and parenting” covers anyone who is expecting or raising a child regardless of biological sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. The FOA uses specific age-related definitions to clarify priority groups and service design, including teens (high-school age), college students (enrolled in institutions of higher education), young adults (ages 18-24), young fathers (male teens and young adult men who are expectant or parenting), and youth (ages 10-24). “Families” is also defined broadly and can include children, spouses, partners, and parents, reflecting the reality that parenting and support systems often involve multiple household members and caregivers.
The overall purpose of the PAF Program FOA is to help states and tribes implement evidence-based and evidence-informed approaches that improve the health and well-being of expectant and parenting individuals while also strengthening the educational, social, and economic outcomes that shape their future. The FOA emphasizes helping participants continue their education despite the challenges and stigma that can come with early parenting, gain practical knowledge and skills to become productive adults, and access the health services and information needed to make informed decisions, including decisions related to sexual and reproductive health. It also highlights support for healthy transitions into adulthood and the labor market, signaling that the program is not limited to clinical care but is meant to address the broader conditions that determine whether young parents can thrive.
A major theme throughout the opportunity is sustainability and systems change rather than short-term, stand-alone programming. OAH describes an intent to make expectant and parenting services durable parts of routine systems through institutionalization and expansion. In practical terms, that means grantees are expected to embed successful approaches into existing state or tribal structures and strengthen cross-sector partnerships so services remain available after the grant period, rather than disappearing when funding ends.
The FOA recognizes that expectant and parenting teens and young adults often face overlapping risk factors that compound each other, such as academic disruption and dropout, depression and other behavioral health challenges, inadequate prenatal and postpartum care, food insecurity, and downstream impacts like low birthweight and poorer child health outcomes. Because these challenges cut across multiple systems, applicants are expected to expand partnerships beyond health care alone. The announcement specifically points to collaboration with sectors such as economic and workforce development, education, transportation, food assistance, social services, child welfare, housing, and related community supports. The idea is that improving health outcomes for young families often depends on stable housing, reliable transportation, access to childcare, and pathways to education and employment as much as it depends on medical services.
Another key emphasis is reaching marginalized subpopulations within the broader expectant and parenting group. The FOA notes that expectant and parenting people as a whole tend to experience worse health outcomes, lower educational attainment, and reduced economic participation compared with their peers, and that some groups face additional vulnerabilities due to isolation, stigma, and limited access to typical health and education support systems. OAH encourages applicants to include targeted programming for groups such as runaway and homeless youth, youth in foster care, youth in the juvenile justice system, immigrants, LGBTQ youth and young adults, and individuals with disabilities. The FOA points out that relatively few existing programs are designed around the distinct needs of these groups, which is why tailored strategies are seen as both necessary and valuable.
Programmatically, applicants are expected to use a holistic and integrated service model. Rather than focusing on a single intervention, grantees should provide direct services and/or strong referral and linkage pathways across five core service domains. These domains are: (1) Personal Health, (2) Child Health, (3) Self-Sufficiency, Education, and Employment, (4) Concrete Supports, and (5) Parenting Support (referenced as detailed in Appendix A of the FOA). This structure makes clear that the program is meant to address the parent’s health, the child’s health, and the practical realities of raising a family while staying in school or entering the workforce. It also implies an expectation that grantees will coordinate care and supports across agencies and providers so participants experience continuity rather than fragmented, difficult-to-navigate services.
In terms of funding scale and competitiveness, the FOA anticipated around 20 awards, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000 per award. Eligible applicants were limited to state governments and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, aligning with the program’s systems-building and institutionalization goals, since these entities are positioned to coordinate across statewide or tribal systems, set policy, and integrate services into ongoing public programs.
In summary, this FY17 PAF funding opportunity is aimed at helping states and tribes build sustainable, coordinated networks that support expectant and parenting teens, young adults, women, and fathers, along with their families. It prioritizes evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches, cross-sector collaboration, and a comprehensive service continuum that addresses health, education, employment, basic needs, and parenting skills. The ultimate intent is to reduce disparities and improve multi-generational outcomes by making high-quality supports easier to access and more permanently embedded within the everyday systems young families rely on.Apply for AH SP1 17 001
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY17 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Support for Expectant and Parenting Teens, Women, Fathers, and Their Families" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.500.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 21, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 24, 2017 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the FY17 Support for Expectant and Parenting Teens, Women, Fathers, and Their Families grant opportunity?
This opportunity is a discretionary grant announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and administered through the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH). It supports efforts to strengthen and coordinate services for people who are pregnant or parenting at young ages, with the goal of improving health outcomes as well as education, economic stability, and long-term life chances that strongly influence health.
2. Which agency is offering and administering this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity comes from HHS (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health) and is administered through the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH).
3. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is AH-SP1-17-001 and the CFDA number is 93.500.
4. When was the announcement released, and what was the application closing date?
The announcement was released on December 21, 2016. The application closing date was March 24, 2017.
5. Who was eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligible applicants were limited to state governments and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
6. How many awards were anticipated, and what was the maximum award amount?
The announcement anticipated around 20 awards. The award ceiling was $1,500,000 per award.
7. What is the main purpose of the PAF Program FOA?
The overall purpose is to help states and tribes implement evidence-based and evidence-informed approaches that improve the health and well-being of expectant and parenting individuals and also strengthen educational, social, and economic outcomes that shape their future.
8. Who is included in the "expectant and parenting population" for this program?
The program uses a broad, inclusive definition that includes expectant and parenting teens, women, fathers, and their families. "Expectant and parenting" covers anyone who is expecting or raising a child regardless of biological sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
9. How does the FOA define key age-related groups like teens, young adults, and youth?
The FOA references several age-related groups for priority and service design, including: teens (high-school age), young adults (ages 18-24), youth (ages 10-24), college students (enrolled in institutions of higher education), and young fathers (male teens and young adult men who are expectant or parenting).
10. How does the FOA define "families" in this program?
"Families" is defined broadly and can include children, spouses, partners, and parents. This reflects that parenting and support systems often involve multiple household members and caregivers.
11. What kinds of outcomes is the program trying to improve?
The program aims to improve health and well-being while also supporting education continuation, building practical knowledge and skills for adulthood, improving access to health services and information (including sexual and reproductive health), and supporting healthy transitions into adulthood and the labor market.
12. Is the program focused only on clinical or medical services?
No. While health services and informed health decision-making are emphasized, the FOA signals a broader approach that also addresses education, employment, economic stability, and other conditions that determine whether young parents can thrive.
13. What does the FOA mean by sustainability and systems change?
A central theme is building durable, routine systems rather than short-term, stand-alone programs. Grantees are expected to institutionalize and expand successful approaches by embedding them into existing state or tribal structures and strengthening cross-sector partnerships so services continue after the grant period.
14. Why does the FOA emphasize cross-sector partnerships?
The FOA recognizes that expectant and parenting teens and young adults often experience overlapping challenges that span multiple systems. Because outcomes depend on more than health care alone, applicants are expected to collaborate with partners across sectors to reduce fragmentation and improve continuity of supports.
15. Which partner sectors does the FOA specifically highlight for collaboration?
The FOA points to collaboration beyond health care, including economic and workforce development, education, transportation, food assistance, social services, child welfare, housing, and related community supports.
16. What kinds of challenges and risk factors does the FOA identify for expectant and parenting youth and young adults?
The FOA cites overlapping risk factors such as academic disruption and dropout, depression and other behavioral health challenges, inadequate prenatal and postpartum care, food insecurity, and downstream impacts like low birthweight and poorer child health outcomes.
17. Does the FOA encourage focusing on marginalized subpopulations within the broader expectant and parenting group?
Yes. The FOA encourages targeted programming for groups who may face additional vulnerabilities due to isolation, stigma, and limited access to typical health and education supports.
18. Which marginalized or underserved groups are specifically mentioned as priorities for targeted programming?
The FOA specifically mentions runaway and homeless youth, youth in foster care, youth in the juvenile justice system, immigrants, LGBTQ youth and young adults, and individuals with disabilities.
19. What service approach does the FOA expect grantees to implement?
Applicants are expected to use a holistic, integrated service model. This includes providing direct services and/or strong referral and linkage pathways across multiple service areas so participants experience continuity rather than fragmented services.
20. What are the five core service domains grantees are expected to address?
The FOA describes five core service domains (detailed in Appendix A): (1) Personal Health, (2) Child Health, (3) Self-Sufficiency, Education, and Employment, (4) Concrete Supports, and (5) Parenting Support.
21. Does the FOA require direct services, or can an applicant rely on referrals and linkages?
The FOA indicates that grantees should provide direct services and/or strong referral and linkage pathways across the five core service domains, emphasizing coordinated access and continuity.
22. How does the FOA describe the program's overall strategy at the community and system level?
The program focuses on building a seamless, community- and system-level network of supports so that expectant and parenting individuals and their families can access coordinated services across health, education, employment, basic needs, and parenting supports.
23. What is meant by "evidence-based" and "evidence-informed" approaches in this FOA?
The FOA emphasizes implementing approaches that are evidence-based or evidence-informed, meaning the program design should be grounded in established evidence or informed by existing research and lessons learned, consistent with the FOA's focus on effective, durable systems-building.
24. What is the larger goal beyond supporting individual participants?
The larger goal is to reduce disparities and improve multi-generational outcomes by making high-quality supports easier to access and embedding them more permanently in the everyday systems that young families rely on.
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